pilot-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: a test or prototype project

Commentary: PILOT[+project][+test][+program/+study/+experiment]

Examples:
The network has produced six episodes for the pilot of their new situation comedy.
John received funding for his pilot study of butterfly migration routes.
Three pilot after-school programs got cancelled.

Mappings:WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 4

Sense Number 2: person who flies an aircraft

Commentary: PILOT[+person][+professional][+guide][+aircraft]

Examples:
Bill was a fighter pilot in the navy.
The airline pilots are expected to go on strike next week.
Who is the pilot in command of this marketing campaign? (figurative)

Mappings:WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 3: person who guides a large ship into port

Commentary: PILOT[+person][+professional][+guide][+ship]

Examples:
This harbor requires that all large vessels use a local pilot to guide them into port.
We saw a pilot boat approaching our cruise ship.

Mappings:WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2

Sense Number 4: small auxiliary gas burner

Commentary: PILOT[+device][+burner][+auxiliary]

Examples:
The pilot light went out again on our furnace.
He lit the pilot with a match.

Mappings:WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: fender or cowcatcher on front of locomotive

Commentary: PILOT[+device][+fender][+locomotive]

Examples:
The box was pushed aside and off the track by the locomotive's pilot.
That painting of a 19th-century train shows a large, decorative pilot on the front of the locomotive.

Mappings:WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 6: a device to guide a tool or machine part

Commentary: PILOT[+device][+guide][+tool/+machine_part]

Examples:
A pilot bit creates a small hole which can then guide a larger drill.